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1935
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APRIL II, 1935. FLIGHT. 395 HERE and THERE An Italian Invitation Through the Royal Aero Club, the Aero Club of Italy has extended a hearty welcome to British private air tourists to take part in the International Raduno del Littorio from August 24 to 30. Starting with a rally at the Littorio aero drome, the week will consist of a touring competition round Italy; results will be decided on the formula: M= jioovm W where M = number of points Vm = average speed of flight W = engine horse-power There will also be prizes for the rally, results being worked out from a formula based on distance, speed, horse-power, wing-loading and number of occupants. Regulations are obtainable through the Royal Aero Club. Ambassadorial Airmindedness Sir Francis Humphrys, the first Ambassador to Iraq, recently left Baghdad by air at the end of his term of office. His departure recalls the evacuation of Kabul in 1929, when over six hundred Europeans were flown to safety by the R.A.F. When Sir Francis first went out to Iraq as High Commis sioner he was flown from Egypt to Baghdad by the same pilot and in the same machine as that in which he left Kabul. One of his most treasured possessions is the control wheel of the machine. Officers of No. 70 (B.T.) Squadron, which effected the Kabul rescues, are invited to a dance given each year by Sir Francis and Lady Humphrys, and at the annual dance this year the Ambassador and his wife presented a trophy to the CO. of the Squadron. Sir Francis is himself a pilot, and has flown a great deal in Iraq in his own " Leopard Moth." R.A.F. Autogiro Crash Report The Air Ministry has issued the following accident report:— "On the 21st January, 1935, near Oia Sarum Aerodrome, a Royal Air Force Autogiro (Rota, Type C.30A) was involved in an accident which resulted in the wrecking of the aircraft and the death of the pilot. The aeroplane entered a cloud when flying straight and level at a height of about 1,500 to 2,000 ft., and emerged aDout half a minute later in a steep dive, in which it remained until it struck the ground. The accident occurred in the course of Service training and while the pilot, who had been a qualified Royal Air Force pilot for more than two years, was carrying out his fourth solo flight in this new type of aircraft. " As the result of his investigations the Inspector of Acci dents has come to the conclusion that no structural failure of the aircraft or defect in its control mechanism occurred during the flight He considers that the cause of the accident cannot be definitely determined, but that the evidence sug gests, as the most likely cause, that in the course of flying training undei Service conditions, made difficult by low-lying cloud, the aircraft in diving had been allowed to reach a speed at which, owing to longitudinal instability, it had become uncontrollable." Comment on this report appears on p. 379. A Flying Easter in "Morocco Those who favour the idea of a flying Easter holiday abroad should get in touch with the Secretary of the Royal Aero Ciub for details of a rally which, as recently announced in Flight, is being organised by the Aero Club of Morocco. The event is to be a tour around Morocco and competitors will have to conform to certain easy rules. Seven cups are being presented for time-keeping. The course starts from Casablanca on April 22, and lies through Safi for the lunch stop to Agadir, where the first n'ght is spent. Next day, sea fishing is arranged before a s!>ort afternoon flight to Taroudant. On Wednesday, April 24, the course is over the Atlas Mountains to Marrakech. The whole of Thursday is spent there either visiting the town pr taking part in a wild pig hunt. On April 26 the journey is continued to Azrou, where a stop is made for lunch along side a trout lake wherein anglers may indulge their passion before flying on to Fez for the night. Saturday's flight is °"ly a short one of 50 km. to Meknes. On Sunday, the final day of the tour, lunch is taken at Rabat before arriving at Casablanca, where a farewell banquet is held. An inclusive charge of 750 Fr. is made for the seven days, while petrol costs from 1.20 to 1.65 Fr. A Chance for Budding Authors Sir Philip Sassoon (Under-Secretary of State for Air), Mr. David Garnett (author of " A Rabbit in the Air," " Lady into Fox," and other books), and Mr. Grover Loening (the well-known American aircraft constructor) have consented to act as judges in a flying-book authorship competition now being organised. The prize is £500 in advance on account of royalties, and works of fiction, personal experience, autobiography, biography or history are all eligible, provided aviation is the theme. Full particulars are obtainable from Hamish Hamilton, Ltd., 90, Great Russell Street, London, VV.i. Full-blooded Fiction With the laudable object of providing opposition to the American air fiction magazines which are flooding the country, a magazine called "Air Stories" is appearing to-day, and will be published monthly by George Newnes, Ltd., at seven- pence. Its style is frankly sensational—but we shall not be surprised to see others apart from schoolboys among its readers. Aero Qolfing Society at Felixstowe The Martlesham and Felixstowe Air Stations entertained the Aero Golfing Society on Saturday, March 30, at the Felixstowe Golf Club, and won by 13^ games to ji games. The scoring was as follows (Air Station players mentioned first in each case): — FOURSOMES.—Sqn. Ldr. P. C. Wood and F O. Morris v. Sir Robert McLean and A. J. A. Wallace Barr, 0-1 ; Fit. Lt. E. D. Barnes and Fit. Lt. C. B. Wincott t>. L. Massey Hilton and H. B. R. Gray-Edwards, 0-1 ; Fit. Lt. H. G. Sawver and Fit. Lt. J. Bradbury v. Cdr. H. E. Perrin and J. Summers, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. D. Menzies and Sqn. Ldr. E. C. Emmett v. C. R. Fairey and R. J. Bone, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. E. B. Steedman and F/O. R. G. M. Apthorp v. Sqn. Ldr. C. J. W. Darwin and E. Fulford, 0-1 ; Group Capt. A. C. Maund and Fit. Lt. W. N. Plenderlcith v. Fit. Lt. P. W. S. Bulman and F. Handley Page, 0-1 ; Capt. W. Dancy and Sqn. Ldr. H. W. McKenna v. Capt. A. G. Lamplugh and Sqn. Ldr. T. H. England, 1-0. SINGLES.—Sqn. Ldr. P. C. Wood v. Sir Robert McLean, 1-0 ; F/O. Morris v. A. J, A. Wallace Barr, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. E. D. Barnes v. L. Massey Hilton, 1-0 : Fit. Lt. C. B. Wincott v. H. B. R. Gray-Edwards, $-\ ; Fit. Lt. H. G. Sawyer v. ]. Summers, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. J. Bradbury v. Cdr. H. E. Perrin, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. D. Menzies v. C. R. Fairey, 0-1 ; Sqn. Ldr. E. C. Emmett v. R. J. Bone, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. E. B. Steedman v. E. Fulford, 0-1 : F/O. R. G. M. Apthorp v. C. J. W. Darwin, 1-0 ; Group Capt. A. C. Maund v. F. Handley Page, 1-0 ; Fit. Lt. W. N. Plenderleith v. Fit. Lt. P. W. S. Bulman, 1-0 ; Capt. W. Dancy v. Capt. A. G. Lamplugh, 1-0 ; Sqn. Ldr. H. W. McKenna v. Sqn. Ldr. T. H. England, 0-1. The R.Ae.C. Touring Concessions As reported in Flight last week, the Royal Aero Club has entered into arrangements with a number of countries whereby British private air tourists who are members of the Club will not be charged landing fees, and will be entitled to free garage for their aircraft for a period of forty-eight hours. The Club has now issued the first list of aerodromes to which the con cession applies:— ITALY. Customs Airports for Aeroplanes.—Bari, Brindisi, Catania, Cagliari (Elmas)a Falconara, Milan (Tagliedo), Naples (Capodichino), Palermo (Boccadifalco), Pisc (S. Giusto), Rome (Littorio), Sarzaha, Torino (Miranori), Trente (Gardolo), Udin, (Campoformido), Venice (San Nicolo di Lido), Assab (Eritrea), Bengasi, Massau-a Mogadiscio, Tessenei (Eritrea), Tobruch, Tripe* (Mellaha). Customs Airports for Seaplanes.—Ancena, Brindisi. Cagliari (Elmas), Como, Genoa, Rome (Ostia), Naples, Palermo, Siracusa, Terranova Pausania. Trieste, Venice (S. Andrea), Zara, Bengasi, Massaua, Tobruch, Tripoli. Airports without Customs facilities.—Bologna, Belzano, Boscomantico, Ferrara, Firenza, Foggia, Loreto, Novara, Padwa, Pescara, Ponte San Pietro, Siena, Rimini, Vercelli, Vicenza, Sirte. Seaplane Ports without Customs facilities.—Lagosta, Pavia, Portorose, San Remo, Sesto Calenda, Torino, Abbazia, Alassio, Fiume, Lussino, Stresa, Torre del Lago, Vienna (Aspern), Graz (Thalerhof), Klagenfurt (Annabichl), Linz (Donau). HUNGARY Customs Airport.—Budapest (Matyasfold). Private Aerodrome.—Siofok (Kiliti). on the Lake of Balaton. Slate Airports without Customs facilities where previous permission to alight must be obtained from the Royal Hungarian Aeronautical Bureau.—Szekesfehervar, Szombathely, Kaposvar, Pics, Miskolcz, Szeged, Nyiregyuaza, Debreczen. Foreign air tourists visiting Great Britain and producing the F.A.I. Identity Card issued by their national aero clubs will be entitled to similar facilities at the following airports:— Customs Airports.—Abridge (Essex Airport), Bristol (Whitchurch), Croydon. Gravesend, Heston, Liverpool, Lyuipne, Newtownards (Northern Ireland). Airports at which Customs facilities are not available.—Brooklands, Brough Gatwick. Hanworth, Hatfield, Leicester (Braunstone), Renfrew, Scarborough (Ganton), Sherburn-in-Elmet, Shoreham. Southampton (Eastleigh), Sywell, Yeadon, Negotiations are now proceeding with other airports in Great Britain.
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